Question:
You only have one rental credit left—which movie are you grabbing from the "Classics" shelf?
Option 1: Fat City (1972)
votes: 0
Option 2: Oh, God! (1977)
votes: 1
Option 3: The Last American Virgin (1982)
votes: 0
Option 4: Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
votes: 0
Option 5: Breathless (1983)
votes: 0
Option 6: Anchors Aweigh (1945)
votes: 0
Option 7: Nowhere (1997)
votes: 0
Option 8: Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV Movie)
votes: 1
Option 9: The Reflecting Skin (1990)
votes: 1
Option 10: Matewan (1987)
votes: 0
Option 11: Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
votes: 0
Option 12: American Me (1992)
votes: 0
Option 13: Valley of the Dolls (1967)
votes: 2
Option 14: Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
votes: 2
Option 15: The Man from Snowy River (1982)
votes: 0
Option 16: Donovan's Reef (1963)
votes: 0
Option 17: The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
votes: 0
Option 18: Female Trouble (1974)
votes: 0
Option 19: D.O.A. (1988)
votes: 0
Option 20: Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
votes: 2
I always wanted to see OH GOD because it gave our censors the heebie jeebies despite being a gentle human comedy. 😊😎
I haven't seen the MULHOLLAND pilot - was that ever legitimately distributed on VHS or any other format, or is this video store okay w/ gray market dubs? :bouncegiggle:
I was sorely tempted to watch FEMALE TROUBLE again, though. Those of you who rented REFLECTING SKIN or SNOW WHITE are also in for a good time.
Quote from: M.10rda on May 11, 2026, 11:29:39 AMI haven't seen the MULHOLLAND pilot - was that ever legitimately distributed on VHS or any other format, or is this video store okay w/ gray market dubs? :bouncegiggle:
I knew Mulholland Dr. started as a TV concept, but I didn't realize a pilot actually existed until it cropped up on IMDb.
I did a little research:
QuoteThe "Aired" Status: The original 1999 TV pilot was never actually aired on television. ABC executives famously disliked the slow pacing and open-ended nature of the cut, leading them to scrap the project entirely. It only reached the public after David Lynch secured French funding to shoot additional scenes and transform it into the 2001 feature film.
The "Video Release" Status: The original, standalone pilot has never been officially released on home video (VHS, DVD, or Blu-ray) in America or elsewhere. However, "bootleg" versions of the open-ended pilot did circulate among collectors and online circles for years.
I might rent the MULHOLLAND DR. instead then. Didn't realize it was supposed to be an alternate cut of the eventual feature (partial though it may be, it would be a window into what might have been).